Provide reading opportunities to schoolchildren

Thanks donors for hanging in there with FAVL!  We are still awaiting hiring of a Houndé multimedia center manager to then implement this mobile book delivery program.  We just hired two new program officers for our office in Ouagadougou, and that will enable the national team to devote more attention to the libraries in southwestern Burkina Faso where this activity is focused.  Meetins were held in July 2017 with various mayor's offices in Tuy province (you can read about them on the blog, in French though) to ensure more cooperation and engagement with library services for the 7 libraries in the area.

Here are some of the highlights of FAVL activities in recent months (you can read more on our blog):

Burkina Faso

• Summer reading camps held in 22 villages (June and July 2017)
• 15 photos books printed and distributed (these feature people in local communities where libraries are located)
• Two new program officers hired and trained
• Mayors in 22 village sites held meetings with FAVL representative to ensure payment of librarian salaries
• A typical library receives 200 visits a month

Ghana

• After school reading program initiated August 2017
• Coordinator Paul Ayutoliya visited libraries in Accra and purchased 115 books for Sumbrungu, Sherigu and Kunkua libraries
• Libraries receive several thousand visits each month

Uganda

• Uganda Community Libraries Association held in August 2017 its annual conference
• Kitengesa Library is thriving
• Interns from Douglas College in Canada volunteered in community libraries

Links:

• FAVL blog